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Tadcaster Albion TADCASTER ALBION i2i Stadium V OSSETT ALBION FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2016-17 SEASON Tuesday 16th AUGUST 2016 Kick-Off 19.45 £1.50 www.tadalbion.com 1892 The club is believed to have been formed in 1892 as Paul Marshall took over at the start of 2008/09, in John Smith’s FC. It wasn’t until 1923 that the Tadcaster his first season he played mostly local players and the Albion AFC name was adopted. In the early years the team struggled and finished 17th. club played in the local York League. In 1948 Albion In 2009/10, with an influx of a few new key players, won the York League. They continued competing in the Albion won the NCEL Division One title. York League during the 1950’s & 60’s. In 2010, Rob Northfield, took over as Chairman of Tadcaster Albion, in the early days, played home games Tadcaster Albion (2010) Ltd, and the club became a on the site of the cricket ground on Station Road, company limited by guarantee. before moving to the Ings ground, near to where the present Samuel Smith Brewery Packaging Block now Albion finished fourth in their first season in the NCEL stands. Premier Division and won the NCEL President’s Cup, beating Farsley AFC 5-1 in the final. That was followed Changing facilities were in the town, at the rear of the by an 8th place finish in 2011/12 and 6th in 2012/13. Falcon Public House on Chapel Street, and it was a common Saturday afternoon sight to see nets, corner In the 2013/14 season Rob Northfield resigned a few flags, buckets, oranges, players and officials trekking days before the start of the season and i2i Sports Ltd through the town. agreed to take effective control of the club and company, with Matthew Gore becoming the new Down the years the club has played in several leagues. Chairman. In early times, Barkston Ash and later still the Yorkshire and Northern Counties East Leagues. In 2014/2015 the Brewers lead the NCEL Premier for most of the season, but a poor run of games in March Football continued on the Ings ground until 1960, led to them finally finishing in third. when the club moved 100 yards up river to its present home at the Park. An excellent run in the FA Vase saw them make history by making it through to the Quarter Final of the In 1973 the club joined the Yorkshire League Division 3 FA Vase where they drew a record breaking crowd of and were promoted in 1975 & 1977 to reach Division 1, 1,307, but were narrowly beaten by Highworth Town. relegation was to follow in 1979 & 1980. At the end of the season, the club opted not to renew In 1982/83 they became a founding member of the their contract with manager Paul Marshall, and two Northern Counties East League, originally in the NCEL weeks later former Harrogate Railway boss Billy Miller Division Two North before league reorganisations led was unveiled as the club’s new manager. them to Division One in 1991. They rarely finish in the top half of the league in the 1990’s and finished bottom In 2015/2016 the Brewers lead the NCEL Premier for in 2001/02 & 2003/04. most of the season once again, but this time they held their nerve and finished Champions with a 2-1 home At the start of 2004/05, Jim Collis became manager win over Armthorpe Welfare. and at this point fortunes on the pitch started to improve dramatically. In his first season, Albion finished They also made it to the League Cup Final, but were 5th in the league, the following year a 3rd place finish beaten in a thrilling 3-2 game against Cleethorpes meant promotion was missed by one point. Town. Jimmy Reid took over as manager in 2006, but his time In 2016/2017 the Brewers will start their first ever was blighted by off the field problems. An attempted season in the Evo-Stik First Division North. With a mix hostile takeover by dissident committee members took of old and new players Billy is back in his old stomping a massive amount of money to fight. Then in Nov 2007, ground and his experience and knowledge of this an attempted arson attack on the clubhouse caused a division will come in handy to help TAD have a great lot of damage. first season. 2 www.tadalbion.com Information Club OFFICIALS: Chairman: Club HISTORY: Matthew Gore Directors: Founded: 1892 Joined Evo-Stik First Division North: Kent Mayall & James Gore Nickname: The Brewers Member since 2016 President: Owners: i2i Sports Ltd Midweek Matchday: Tuesday Kevin Derry Vice President: David Lloyd Head of Sport: Club GROUND: Danny Gore Club Secretary: Address: i2i Stadium, Ings Lane, Clubhouse: Yes Bar: Yes Ian Nottingham Tadcaster, LS24 9AY. Hot & Cold Food: Yes Match Secretary: Capacity: 1500 - Seats: 150 Club Shop: At the ground or on our Howard Clarke Floodlights: Installed 1995 website, www.tadalbion.com Programme & Website: Mark Murphy Social Media & PR: Club HONOURS: Jay Taylor Club Photographer: CEL Division 1 Champions NCEL Premier Division Champions Matthew Appleby 2009-2010 2015-2016 Club STAFF: NCEL President’s Cup - Winners NCEL League Cup - Runners Up Manager: 2010-2011 2015-2016 Billy Miller PROSTAR Cup - Winners Assistant Manager: 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 Matt Heath Performance Analyst: Richard Lawrence Club RECORDS: Physio/Fitness Coach: Lucy Lendhill Highest Home Attendance: Highest Home Victory: Head Groundsman: 1,312 v Leeds United FC, 13-0 v Blidworth Welfare FC, Dave Wakefield Pre-Season Friendly, NCEL Division 1, Head Steward: 2016-2017 1997-1998 Paul Sidebottom Highest Away Victory: 1,307 v Highworth Town FC, 0-10 v Blidworth Welfare FC, TheFA Vase 6th Round Replay, NCEL Division 1, 2014-2015 1997-1998 Highest Away Attendance: 0-10 v Armthorpe Welfare FC, 1,002 v Halifax Town FC, NCEL Premier Division, The FA Cup 2nd Round Qualifying, 2014-2015 Tadcaster Albion (2010) Ltd 2011-2012 Highest Home Defeat: is a company limited by guarantee. 2-10 v Thackley FC, Registered in England & Wales under company number 07422319. NCEL Division 2 North, It is owned by i2i Sports Ltd 1984-1985 Registered in England & Wales under company number 08692193. Tadcaster Albion AFC (The Brewers) https://twitter.com/TadcasterAlbion 3 Directors’ NOTES Welcome to our opponents this evening Ossett We would also like to thank everyone who came down and sup- Albion who have travelled over from Wakefield. ported the inaugural Sonny Cup last week. We received some very generous donations and we hope to raise lots of money in the years This is our first ever home game in the Evo-Stik Division One North to come. and we are hoping to get off the mark under the lights at the i2i. To say Saturday was our debut match at Step 4 level and taking on We were proud of the players on Saturday despite the 2-0 defeat at a team that was in the Conference not so long ago, we showed that recently relegated Hyde United. We had plenty of chances and on we are more than capable of competing in this division. another day we could have come away with all three points. We know it is going to be tough this season, it is a big step up for It was a great day for everyone, especially for ourselves, after taking ourselves but we are ready to take on the challenge. over three years ago we are now just two promotions away from achieving our target within the timescales set by i2i. We hope that you enjoy this evening’s match, have a safe journey home afterwards and enjoy all of the ups and downs that the up- We are one year ahead of our plan with seven years left and we feel coming season has to offer. confident we can achieve our goals. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has The i2i Sports Directors helped in any capacity to get us to this point, you know who you Matt Gore, James Gore & Kent Mayall are, however, this is just the start. Manager’s NOTES to fulfil our potential. Just turning up and hoping we are better is something we need to leave behind us now. We did feel we created enough chances to take something from the game on Saturday, may be not the win, that would have been harsh on Hyde, but we had enough chances to at least take a point. Good evening to you all and a warm welcome to our friends and Let’s hope we can put some of them lessons learnt into our game neighbours from Ossett Albion FC. tonight. Rich did an amazing job at the football club last season and the Enjoy the game, get behind the lads, those who made the journey team finished a very credible 10th, no easy feat. It is likely to be an- on Saturday I’m sure will accept Hyde’s support was very good, they other very tough test at this level of football. never stopped singing and you can make a big difference by kicking every ball, contesting every decision and singing your hearts out. We hope they enjoy their stay and have a safe journey home after the game. Thank you for continuing support Saturday was a historic day for the club and although the result Yours in Sport, didn’t go our way it was a great to see so many of our supporters The Management had made the journey to witness history being made.
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